Staying in the middle means that the emperor will not express an opinion on this matter for the time being, but it does not prove that the emperor approves the matter. Especially when it comes to the matter of Prince Xiang, Emperor Qianwen still hopes that the matter will get bigger and bigger. Woolen cloth.
It was a request jointly made by King Qi and Zongzheng to establish King Xiang as the crown prince. Under the current situation, Emperor Qianwen had to accept it whether he wanted it or not. Unless the Qian army had to face pressure from both the Jin army and the Qi army. Oh, by the way! In Daliang City, Zong Zheng represents the trouble caused by the Tang clan and so on.
If you can't face it, you can only bow your head. Politics has always been a kind of balance, a manifestation of concession, just to achieve your own goals. Emperor Qianwen gave in, but he did not finally give the order to make King Xiang the crown prince. Purpose. Don’t forget that the Qi army has not yet mobilized its troops?
And even if he mobilizes troops, King Xiang's current style has offended so many people, he can still stir up trouble and postpone the matter as much as possible. This is the method of killing Emperor Wen, but in the end he still has some confidence. Not enough. But if King Xiang commits suicide and offends the powerful people, and it is their intention not to let King Xiang ascend the throne, then this matter will be much easier to handle. It means that Emperor Qianwen has more allies, and he When you take care of King Xiang, the pressure will naturally be reduced a lot.
Yes, with this idea in mind, Emperor Qianwen chose to stay in the middle school. When this attitude spread back to Daliang City and fell into the ears of King Xiang, he did not think about it in this way. Instead, he thought it was because of his father. The emperor's silent support for himself was a manifestation of this. King Xiang, who had originally been thinking about making concessions to the powerful, suddenly felt confident again. Regardless of the protests of these people, he went his own way and stood opposite everyone.
Emperor Qianwen's eyes just turned back to the internal affairs of Daliang City at the right time, and soon returned to the battlefield. King Qi had promised to send 50,000 troops to deal with the Jin army, and he knew that the day to defeat the Jin army was not far away. Already.
In fact, the Jin army's offensive momentum has significantly weakened recently.
The six-meter-high city wall of Dingzhou City is like a natural chasm. It can be seen and touched, but it cannot be attacked.
In the past month, more than tens of thousands of corpses have been thrown under the city, and more than 40,000 wounded people are still unable to rush into the city. And as more and more people die, especially from a distance, it is certain that The city walls were full of dead bodies, and the number of wounded continued to increase. The morale of the Jin army was severely damaged.
Even General Luo Tong, one of the main generals, delayed going to war on the pretext of recovering from his injuries. Only General Wang Can was still leading his troops to repeat the trick of attacking the city - failing - and then attacking the city again every day. But everyone can see it. After coming out, the Jin army was no longer strong enough to capture the city.
"It's useless, this time it failed again." In the inconspicuous little tent, the former Princess Di sighed and had to say a fact that she didn't want to say, but had to admit.
"Master, we can give it another try. As long as we can persuade General Luo Tong, if not, we will threaten him. As long as he is willing to help, there is still a chance." Liu Xiangxiang did not want to admit everything, and still wanted to fight for something. Bundle.
The former Princess Di shook her head, "Sister Xiangxiang, even if we can capture Dingzhou City, how will we deal with Daliang City next? It is impossible for us to capture Daliang City with our current strength. Besides, there is already news. Li Xuantong of Dianzhou has reached an agreement with the King of Western Shu. The soldiers of Su and Qingzhou of Daqian will come behind us through the road. At that time, once we fight on both sides, not only to win, but also to be able to leave safely from here is also important. Two words."
"Is there such a thing?" This was the first time Liu Xiangxiang heard about it. Before, she had only focused on the siege battle, but she did not expect that Daqian's reinforcements were about to arrive. If this happened, she might be the only one. All hope is gone, even if we don't withdraw our troops, it's impossible.
"Not only that, King Qi's army is also moving towards us. Haha, Emperor Qianwen is really good at it." When the former Princess Di talked about this, she gritted her teeth with hatred, and then shook her head helplessly.
Previously, Princess Di also sent people to contact King Qi. She even made a promise that as long as King Qi is willing to send troops, she is willing to give up Yuzhou at the foot of the Jin army to King Qi to express her gratitude, just like she could have done in the past. Isn't it because he persuaded the king of Western Shu to help him because he gave Ezhou to him?
If such a big bait is put down, no one will not be tempted. As for whether the former Princess Di will feel distressed by this, all she wants is to restore the country and restore the former Di regime. Other state capitals are completely ignored in her eyes.
But who would have thought that King Qi would be so timid. He was afraid that after swallowing Yuzhou, he would offend Emperor Qianwen, so he did not agree to the former Princess Di's request for joint action. On the contrary, Emperor Qianwen promised that he could establish a When Prince Xiang, whom the King of Qi had a blood connection with, became the future crown prince, he actually agreed to send troops to assist Da Gan. This shows that this is a man who only wants to be a vassal king and has no ambition.
After saying this, Princess Di looked at Liu Xiangxiang and said: "Sister Xiangxiang, this time I failed you. I have worked hard for so long, but I didn't get the results I wanted. But it doesn't matter. Fortunately, we are all still here." We are young and there are still opportunities, so just seize them next time. As for now, let’s be ready to leave at any time.”
The former Princess Di was ready to give up the Jin army. She did not want Shen Tuwei to kill the King of Jin. This would only benefit Emperor Daqian. By keeping him, maybe he could have a dog-eat-dog fight with the Qian army. A way to weaken the opponent's strength.
Liu Xiangxiang left the military tent with unwillingness, but she did not go back to her tent directly, but resolutely walked straight to General Luo Tong's tent. She wanted to work harder and try again. once.
Liu Xiangxiang was the princess of the Jin Dynasty and had a distinguished status. Luo Tong naturally greeted her respectfully and allowed her to sit on the throne.
It's just that Liu Xiangxiang knew very well that, even if Luo Tong seemed to respect her so much, she might not take her as a woman seriously in her heart. But for the sake of her master's great cause of restoring the country, she still had a trace of luck. Psychologically explained to Luo Tong the current situation of the Jin army, and once again asked Luo Tong to dispatch a large army and set an example.
He had tried it before, but was rejected by Luo Tong on the grounds that he was injured and had not recovered. But this time Luo Tong did not say a word, but just lowered his head and remained silent. This performance fell into Liu Xiangxiang's hands. The look in her eyes made her very excited, and she felt that this was her opportunity. "General Luo, you have been favored by the King of Jin in this life. Now that the Jin army has encountered difficulties, it is time for you to come out and repay the favor. Besides, we still have With the superiority in military strength, all you need to do is raise your arms and you will surely have a lot of followers. It is not impossible to capture Dingzhou City. At that time, you will be a great hero of the Jin people and will be remembered forever by future generations. With the incense and admiration, this is a great opportunity to leave a name for eternity..."
Liu Xiangxiang was still using her sharp tongue to persuade, but before she could finish her words, Luo Tong raised his head and said, "I would like to ask, Princess, do you really think we still have a chance to capture Dingzhou City?" ?”
"Uh..." Liu Xiangxiang looked embarrassed, "This...can't we attack it according to the general's wishes?"
"That's right, it can't be conquered." Luo Yi said with a serious face: "Dear Princess, according to General Yimo, the siege of the city will either be carried out in one go, or it will become a siege over time. There will be no other third method. Especially now that Dingzhou City is backed by Daliang City, the imperial capital of Daqian, it can be well supplemented in terms of soldiers, weapons and food. It is useless to besiege such a city. . We lost the initiative again and did not attack the city at the first time. Now it is no longer possible to win by attacking the city from the front. The only way is to find another shortcut. "
Originally, Liu Xiangxiang had already accepted her fate, thinking that this was just Luo Tong changing his words to show that he did not want to send troops. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden twist at the end and he actually said that he could find another shortcut.
"General Luo, do you have any clever ideas?" Liu Xiangxiang asked with excitement in her eyes, even using the title you.
"Yes, the general has an idea, that is, Dingzhou City is difficult to break, why don't we bypass the city and go straight to Daliang City? In this way, for the safety of the imperial capital, Emperor Daqian will have to use If the army retreats, won't Dingzhou City collapse without attack?" Luo Tong said his idea with excitement on his face.
"Ah?" She originally thought it was a good idea, but when she heard that it was still a cliché, Liu Xiangxiang's eyes were a little disappointed. It's not that she had never thought of this idea before, but considering that she jumped over Dingzhou and went straight to Daliang City, it would be equivalent to If you leave your own back to the army, if you don't do it right, you will be in danger of being attacked from both sides at any time. Therefore, no decision has been made on such a risky matter, and no one is willing to take such a risk.
"What? Does the princess think it's not feasible?" Seeing Liu Xiangxiang's expression showing a trace of disappointment, Luo Tong asked in reply.
Not wanting to dampen Luo Tong's enthusiasm, Liu Xiangxiang replied: "General Luo, it's not that it's not feasible, but it's just too risky. Besides, no general is willing to lead troops to do such a dangerous thing. This is an initiative to take the initiative." You are putting yourself to death."
"No! People will die in war, so why take risks? As long as the result is good, the risk is worth taking. As for saying that no one is willing to lead troops, haha, what if the general says that he is willing?" Luo There is a word from the generals that is not surprising and will not stop until death.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xiangxiang's expression changed drastically, "General Luo, do you know... do you know what you said?"
"Of course the general knows. To be honest with the princess, the general's injuries have already healed, but the reason why he doesn't want to go to war is because he doesn't want to make a fearless sacrifice. Attacking Dingzhou City like this is simply a waste of troops. , I don’t agree. But if it is possible to win, what if you take some risks? As the princess said before, I have been deeply favored by King Jin, isn’t it the time to serve the country now?”
